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This expert is a licensed P.E. in the state of Texas and a member of numerous chemistry and research organizations. With over 25 years experience as an engineer working in the refining and chemical industries, this consultant has worked on projects from providing technical support to plant operations, to leading projects that required increasing formulations. This expert also has extensive experience in research, plant prodcution scales, leading projects and taking responsibility in coordinating and managing positions. While acting as a coordinator for a project, this expert has completed root cause analysis for recurring problems in an isopropyl alcohol plant’s sulfuric acid system, has worked on major non-capitol process revisions, as well as having lead an expansion project, which required special permitting.

As a consultant, this expert has worked on a variety of projects ranging from process chemical engineering to being a lead engineer for multiple proposed ethanol plants all over the U.S. Additionally, this associate has been a lead research engineer helping to develop a proprietary biomass conversion process for cellulosic ethanol production.

Professional Experience

Provides expertise on projects in the chemical, biological, and refining industries.

Consultant, Consulting Firm

As a process chemical engineer, responsible for providing engineering services to a broad range of chemical, biological, and refining industries.

Lead research engineer (working with South Dakota School of Mines & Technology) to develop a proprietary biomass conversion process (patent pending) for cellulosic ethanol production. The research developed into a pre-commercial demonstration ethanol project, Western Biomass Energy, LLC, in Upton, WY, the first of its kind in the U.S.

Lead engineer for proposed 110 MGY ethanol plant at RiverWright in Buffalo, NY.

Lead engineer on retrofit of Midwest Renewable Energy, providing process design, mechanical design, and operator training. A previously troubled plant, the newly designed plant now operates at 80% (27 MGY) above nameplate capacity and is one of the most energy efficient in the U.S.

Provided complete air and water permitting for Midwest Renewable Energy.

Developed process models or provided modeling support for many existing Shell chemical processes.

Staff Engineer, Shell Westhollow Technology Center

Responsible for manufacturing technical support and process improvement of several oxygenated solvents and chlorinated intermediate manufacturing facilities while promoting and providing training for process simulation throughout Shell Chemical Company.

Designed process and Aspen simulation flowsheet for new acetone derivative solvent; patent granted.

Responsible for support to isopropyl alcohol and acetone derivatives plants as a Process Engineering Coordinator/Process Specialist. Project leadership and group leadership for corrective action teams emphasized.

Led a project to expand a portion of the acetone derivatives plant, requiring permitting with the Texas Air Control Board.

Organized a corrective action team that determined the root cause for a recurring problem in the isopropyl alcohol plant's sulfuric acid system.

Responsible for technical support to plant operations for isopropyl alcohol plant. Project leader for several capital projects and lead process engineer for several major non-capital process revisions. Emphasis on separation and reaction processes.

Engineer

Responsible for technical support to plant operations for epoxy resins plant. Project leader for capital projects and lead engineer for scaling up prototype epoxy resin formulations from research to plant scale. Emphasis on batch operations.

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